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#CBAFC2

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CBAFC2

#CBAFC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Thistle (ΔE 6.6); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFCBB8 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBAFC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red203
Green175
Blue194

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 11.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CBAFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBAFC2.
2.01:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CBAFC2.
10.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBAFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBAFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B0B4C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B8C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEB0B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBAFC2?

#CBAFC2 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 69% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBAFC2?

Use black text. Black on #CBAFC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBAFC2?

Its complementary colour is #AFCBB8, and analogous partners are #C6AFCB and #CBAFB4.